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William A. Bergeron; Christopher M. Parfitt; Ellen Hahn – Alabama Journal of Educational Leadership, 2024
The modern era of accountability and standards movement was ushered in by publishing "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform" (1983). Accountability measures and other educational changes have increasingly consumed the principal's time, leading to the heightened importance of teacher leaders (Bryant et al., 2017).…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Rural Schools
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Jin Lee; Charlotte LaHaye – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2024
A lack of access to a sequence of introductory to top-level curricula in rural schools has widened the achievement disparity between rural and urban students and influenced the number of college degree holders in rural areas. Recently, surging diversity and differentiation in income levels across nonurbanized areas can serve as determinants of the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Mathematics Education, Advanced Placement
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Mary Grace Hicks; Denise Knight – Alabama Journal of Educational Leadership, 2024
A nationwide teacher shortage has been a problem in our country for many years. Teacher vacancies continue to be plentiful, but enrollment in teacher preparatory programs continues to decline. This study aimed to investigate low teacher retention in rural Alabama schools. Through the lens of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, this study examined…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Rural Schools, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Persistence
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Sofia O. Sanchez; Katie Funderburk; Erin Reznicek; Sondra M. Parmer; J. B. Hinnant – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: We sought to determine the impact of school gardens and nutrition education on student fruit and vegetable consumption from limited-income communities in Alabama. Methods: Third grade students at 99 Alabama schools with and without gardens on-site were randomized to receive either nutrition education or to a wait-list control group.…
Descriptors: Gardening, Nutrition Instruction, Low Income Groups, Eating Habits
Ana Carolina Behel – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative multiple case study explored district, school, and classroom level leadership support for school-family-community (SFC) partnerships in Title I elementary schools located in distant small towns or rural areas. Over five decades of research support the benefits of schools actively partnering with families and communities to promote…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Elementary Schools, Community Involvement, Family Involvement
Ginger Elizabeth Boyd – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The severe teacher shortage in Alabama's rural districts negatively impacts student outcome and educational quality. The purpose of this study was to assess the challenges and coping strategies related to recruiting and retaining teachers in rural Alabama schools. The study's theoretical frameworks are Ryan and Deci's intrinsic motivation and…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Rural Schools, Work Environment, Teaching Conditions